Here are my Hall of Fame ballot selections. I included a one-line summation of why each player is worthy of Cooperstown, followed by a fuller explanation. While I voted for nine, I realize some may never be voted in by the BBWAA. In 72 elections the writers have voted in 121 players, a rate of 1.68 per year. That rate is trending up in recent years. This vote should be a fourth consecutive year with at least two electees, tying the longest such run since current voting rules went into place in 1968 (1982 to '85 and 1989 to '92).
The nine players who got my vote for the Hall of Fame, and the three who just missed
